The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-08-24
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.


to passementerie ornamcntation for
dresses and mantles.
A novelty which is likely to prove in
valuable for wearing during outdoor pur-
suits is mittens of light calf leather.
A new silk glove is long enough to go
over the sleeve, and so trimmed with
bows as to appear as if fastened by them.
Children's dresses are longer-waistcd
than last season, being made down TO
the waist line and sometimes slightly be-
low
A much favored ornament Of the mo-
ment consists of necklaces Of passemen-
terie composed of several graduated
rows
The long redingote polonaise is much
favored for all costumes for walking and
morning wear, and many variations of it
are seen.
lIomespun costumes usually have a
decoration of hussar braid and buttons
extending from the top TO the edge of
the skirt.
Coarse homespun clothes are still worn,
the newest showing broad stripes of
colored fluffy dots on their fawn-colored
or neutral-tinted grounds.
Broche costumes are made with pioue
waistcoats, which may be of any shade
from pure white to the darkest orange
embroidered with colored spots.
1t is becoming customary to make the
trains of wedding gowns separate from
the skirt, so that it may be removed
when the dress is afterward worn at
balls.
The Princess Mampour, of Ismail, is a
very cxtravagant young potentate. She
is up to her jewcled ears in debt, and
yet she thinks nothing of paying $500 for
a pug.
The once ugly waterproof has devel-
opcd into an elegant garment in wool or
silk of fashionable pattern and color, and
is very desirable addition to lady's
wardrobe.
When bellies travel they more and more
take to what may be called aggressive
costumes. Enveloping cloa<s are made
of pronounced plaid. and sometimes
skull cap is worn to match.
Mrs. Stephen Morley, Montreal
woman of wealth, kept over 200 cats in
her house. The board of health raided
her, and she lost her pets. Now she is
suing the board for damages.
Skirts made of fancy stufTs, with which
different overdresses may be worn, are
fashionable. The draperies are usually
arranged high, leaving the skirt the con-
spicuous feature of the costume.
In scarfs nearly every style now seems
TO be worn, including China crepe, India
silk and cashmere, plain and embroid-
cred. However, the Spanish lace scarf
still continues not only staple, but the
favorite.
For silk and wool combination dresses
contrasts of color are again seen, with
fine, soft camel's hair for the waists and
drapery over silk skirt of Ottoman,
Bengaline, faile Franchise or any good
repped silk.
Miss Annie Thomas, Of Billings, Mon
tana, is the busiest woman in that busy
territory. She conducts a 6,000-acre
ranch, looks after valuable timber prop.
erty and has an interest in two paying
mines near Butte City.
Very elegant looking costumes have
plain but ample draperies, which are ar
tistically fastened here and there with
agraffes of old silver. These pretty orna-
ments are also seen upon the crowns and
brims of stringless bonnets and large
hats.
London photographers encourage the
idea of American women being presented
at court. Every woman Immediately has
her picture taken in court costume to
send home to her dear 500 friends. The
photographers are growing rich under
this new dispensation.
The wife of the Viceroy Ii of China,
recently paid a visit to the foreign hos.
pital for women at Tien-Tsin and showed
much sympathy with the poor patients.
She ordered her attendants to distribute
money to all alike. The incident is re-
garded as noteworthy, as Chinese digni-
taries heretofore have paid little heed to
charity.
1t is estimated that there are 3, 900, 900
workingwomen in England, about one
half of whom are in domestic employ
mcnt. Further, that half the working
class families of the land are maintained
by the work of women's hands at ridic-
ulously low wages. The British Weekly
suggests that jubilee year is good time
to make some efforts looking to better
ment of their condition.
A dainty flower parasol of real bios.
SONS was lately presented to the Czarina
by the officers of Russian corps on
regimental fete day. Pale pink roses
formed the centre of the parasol, with
border of deep red blooms, while sprays
of lilies of the valley hung all around
the edge in a graceful fringe. The arms
of the regiment were embroidered on a
white satin ribbon knotted around the
ivory handle of the parasol.
The latest fancy in hair dressing is the
coiffure la vrai Greque, not high on
the head, but drawn in close coil, rolled
under something like French TWIST on
the back of the head, brushed off the
temples and forehead, with only few
light curly tresses falling from under Il
riviere of jewels, or Greek fillet that
Just touches the top of the forehead and
describes a straight line to the back of
the head, The whole effect is very
close, and no additional hair is required.